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09.12.11 -
With the successful launch of GRAIL at Cape Canaveral, United Launch Alliance team members will be returning to Vandenberg to resume testing of the Delta II for the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) mission at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2.

08.15.11 -
The Juno spacecraft was launched successfully aboard the Atlas V rocket on Aug. 5, 2011, at 12:25:00.146 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft is in good shape and planned post-launch system verifications and state-of-health checks are under way.

08.03.11 -
During the overnight hours of July 27, the Juno spacecraft was transported from the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space Center to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It officially was declared to be atop the Atlas V rocket at 10:42 a.m.

07.21.11 -
At the Astrotech payload processing facility near NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Juno was encapsulated into the Atlas payload fairing on July 18. It will be hoisted onto the payload transporter on July 22.

07.15.11 -
As a precaution, NASA and Juno mission personnel have decided to inspect the quality of Juno's heater elements, and if necessary, repair solder joints connecting the heaters' electrical wires to their mounting surfaces to ensure mission success.

05.27.11 -
At Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft was moved on May 20 from the payload processing facility on south Vandenberg to NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 on north Vandenberg and hoisted atop the Delta II rocket.

05.12.11 -
At Vandenberg Air Force Base, loading the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft with its attitude control propellant was done May 11. Thursday, the spacecraft is being mated to the payload attach fitting.

04.14.11 -
At Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft is undergoing Limited Performance Tests including the SAC-D service platform, the Aquarius science instrument, and the SAC-D instruments.

02.10.11 -
On Feb. 5, the encapsulated Glory spacecraft was transported from the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base to the launch pad and electrically mated horizontally with the Taurus XL third stage.

02.03.11 -
At the Astrotech payload processing facility on north Vandenberg Air Force Base, prelaunch processing of the Glory spacecraft continues. Activities to encapsulate the satellite into the payload fairing are under way.

01.27.11 -
At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, prelaunch processing of the Glory spacecraft continues. Fueling of the spacecraft with its attitude control propellant is complete.

01.21.11 -
At the Astrotech payload processing facility on north Vandenberg Air Force Base, pre-launch testing of Glory continues. The "limited performance tests" and a solar array illumination test have been completed.

01.07.11 -
Stages 1, 2 and 3 of the Taurus XL rocket for NASA's Glory mission have now been fully integrated. They were placed on the transportation trailer this week in preparation for moving to Pad 576-E on north Vandenberg Air Force Base.